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It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.

It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can withstand them.

Toto did not like this addition to the party at first. He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest

What does it all mean? Am I a Gump, or am I a juggernaut?

He brought toys to the children because they were little and helpless, and because he loved them.

If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.

But love is a stubborn thing to conquer. When you think you've killed it, it's liable to bob up again as strong as ever.

Neither. He's a - a - a meat dog.

People would rather live in homes regardless of its grayness. There is no place like home.

The queerness doesn't matter so long as they're friends.

An educated Woggle-Bug may be a new thing; but a Woggle-Bug education is as old as the hills, judging from the display you make of it.

Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy.

It is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us.

To console the girl for the loss of her feathered friend.

Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz

Do not despair whatever happens for behind the clouds is always the rainbow.

In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders

The Lion. "They of seem so helpless and frail. But there are none in the forest so bright as these." They now came upon more and more of the big

shoes were so cut and slashed that they were ready to fall from her feet.

Traveling through her country. This made her angrier

This Guph was really a clever rascal, and it seems a pity he was so bad, for in a good cause he might have accomplished much.

Scarecrow declared he could see as well as by day. So she took hold of his

Now I know I've got a heart because it is breaking.
- Tin Man

And I' declared the Sawhorse, filling an awkward pause, 'am only remarkable because I can't help it.

My world, my world ... How can such a good little girl like you destroy all of my beautiful wickedness.
- Wicket Witch of the North

The Tin Woodman was about to reply when he heard a low growl, and turning

Do you think Oz could give me courage? asked the Cowardly Lion.

No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country.

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?

Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.

Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders.

That is all that makes life worth our while - to do good deeds and to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

A beautiful girl is much superior to a little yellow bird, and a boy - such as I was - far better than a Green Monkey.

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ 1.

We all have our weaknesses, dear friends; so we must strive to be considerate of one another.

With Dorothy hard at work, the

You are both rich my friends ... And your riches are the only riches worth having, the riches of content.

The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good.

There is no place like home.

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

You began it," declared Dorothy. "Well, you ended it, so we won't argue the matter. May we come out again? Or are you still cruel and slappy?

I'm glad I don't know everything, Dorothy, and that there still are things in both nature and in wit for me to marvel at.

As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults.

I'll miss you most of all scarecrow.

The beauty of life is its sudden changes. No one knows what is going to happen next, and so we are constantly being surprised and entertained.

True courage is in facing damger when you are afraid.

Education is a thing to be proud of.

People lose a lot of time being afraid... People lose a lot of time in hating others, and there's no fun in it at all.

All magic is unnatural, and for that reason is to be feared and avoided ~ The Scarecrow

Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together in dismay. "The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?

Because the Nome King intends to do evil is no excuse for my doing the same,

They seemed happy and contented, though," remarked the Wizard, "and those who are contented have nothing to regret and nothing more to wish for.

Is it a toy?" asked Button-Bright softly.

"No, dear," answered Dorothy; "it's better than that. It's the fairy dwelling of a fairy prince.

If I had a heart

It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.

How can I help being a humbug ... when all these people make me do things that everybody knows can't be done?

Never give up ... No one knows what's going to happen next.

Floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Dorothy went to work meekly, with her mind made up to work as hard as she

There's no place like home...

The Imaginative Child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization

How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking.

It isn't what we are, but what folks think we are, that counts in this world.

Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.

I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me,

Lions and tigers and Funkyoid, oh my!

Your mathematics seem to me very like a bottle of mixed pickles the more you fish for what you want the less chance you have of getting it.

Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 103 chapter 13

I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not.

The absurd and legendary devil is the enigma of the Church.

But you will admit that it's a good thing to be alive." "Especially

Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason [ ... ] When we waste time, we waste happiness.

How very wet this water is.

It is possible for any man, by good deeds, to enshrine himself as a Saint in the hearts of the people.

Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

Then close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, there's no place like home.

One who is Master of himself is always a King, if only to himself.

Only I never wish to get up in the morning" ~ Dorthy

I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-wisp.

My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.

You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.

To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

It is always wise to do one's duty, however unpleasant that duty may seem to be. -Ozma

True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid ...

came to eat the corn too, so in a short time there

Those who remember are usually the unhappy ones. Only those who are able to forget, find the most joy in life.

Now, that is very interesting history," said Jack, well pleased; "and I understand it perfectly all but the explanation.

She clapped the heels of her shoes together three times, saying: "Take me home to Aunt Em!" Instantly

Tarts and tadpoles!...The boy is still alive!

And as they walked along he sang "Tol-de-ri-de-oh!" at every step, he felt so gay.

The more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life.

Do try to be more cheerful and take life as you find it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 135 chapter 18

fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations. Yet

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
- Wizard

You people with hearts,' he said once, 'have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.

Nothing can resist your kind heart and your sharp axe.

All your troubles are due to those 'ifs', declared the Wizard.

for experience does not always mean wisdom.

A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others

When I return I shall be as other men are."
"I have always liked you as you were," said Dorothy simply.

A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.